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Learning about America through primary sources: Bill of Rights
The famous Bill of Rights is simply the first 10 amendments to the Constitution of the United States. It is considered to be the codification of some of the most fundamental individual rights, so fundamental, in fact, that there was…
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Sutherland on KSLNewsRadio: Rediscover civics education
There is a difference between uninformed, misinformed and disinformed. None are ideal in preserving self-government.
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Congress’ abdication of lawmaking may affect religious freedom
A recent decision by the U.S. Department of Education about how to interpret the law prohibiting sex discrimination in education has some important implications for the separation of powers, religious freedom, and the need for moderating influences on potentially contentious…
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Learning about America through primary sources: Constitution of the United States
The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. This founding document – created on Sept. 17, 1787 – lays out the rules, organization and operations of our government. This is part 2…
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Supreme Court’s Fulton decision denies both extremes, shows a better way
A better way is both possible and doable. We just have to be willing to be the kind of people who can accomplish it.
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Supreme Court rules in favor of Catholic foster agency but leaves big questions for later
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a significant religious freedom decision this morning, with all the justices concluding that the city of Philadelphia violated the constitutional rights of a religious foster care agency, Catholic Social Services, when it “stopped referring children…
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Civics education data: Where parents and teachers agree
New education survey data released by Sutherland Institute show that while parents may not always have a high opinion about curriculum, Utah parents have a high opinion of their kids’ teachers. Even better, parents and teacher share many opinions when…
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Religious freedom law is not a ‘get out of jail card’: It protects rights while still limiting harmful practices
Those who argue for robust legal protections for religious exercise sometimes struggle to answer an objection: What about when religious groups or their members do something clearly wrong?
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Sutherland Institute releases part 2 from major study on civics ed
In-depth discussion with Utah teachers and parents (over a five-day period) revealed how K-12 educators, as well as parents of K-12 students, feel about the state of social studies and civics education today.
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Civics Education in America: A brief history
Before we can know which direction a civics education renewal should take, we must understand how civics education got to its current state. That means understanding how civics education has evolved through the history of the United States.